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Baton Rouge arm wrestling team is 1 of 5 featured in AMC's new series, 'Game of Arms'

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An image from AMC's new show, "Game of Arms" shows just how intense the world of competitive arm wrestling can be. A Baton Rouge team is one of five the series follows, and the show premieres in February 2014. (Photo courtesy of AMC)

A handful of Baton Rouge athletes will be featured on one of AMC's newest reality shows. In "Game of Arms," viewers will get an inside look at the competitive world of arm wrestling, and it appears to be no ordinary gun show.

The series, which premieres Feb. 25 at 9 p.m., follows members of five regional arm wrestling clubs, including the Louisiana Roughnecks in Baton Rouge. The other featured clubs are located in Kansas City, Kansas; Erie, Penn.; Sacramento, Calif.; and New York.

The Baton Rouge team includes national champion arm wrestler Matthew "Chop" Bertrand and Craig Tullier, according to a press release.

The series comes from Matt Renner and Ethan Prochnik, who produced "Deadliest Catch," and executive producer Dan Ilani.

Here are more details from AMC:

"The series follows the members of five regional arm wrestling clubs in Erie, PA, Kansas City, KS, New York, NY, Sacramento, CA and Baton Rouge, LA as they hit the road and wager their reputation, relationships and money for the sport. Game of Arms not only focuses on the technique and skill in this high-stakes world, but also the family, careers and personal struggles of each man outside of the sport. Each episode features a dramatic regional match, leading to a tournament finale where the entire cast will compete for prize money and bragging rights."